Heartland Cancer Foundation Heartland Classic Nets $37K for Patient Assistance
The Heartland Cancer Foundation’s (heartlandcancerfoundation.org) 6th Annual Heartland Classic golf tournament at Firethorn Golf Club was a tremendous success, with a sold-out event on a beautiful day raising $37,000 for the Foundation. Players started the day with a socially distanced luncheon in their individual carts, while Bronson Reilly, board-certified geneticist and director of research at Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center made a presentation about the importance of genetic testing for certain cancers and explained who should be tested and why.
Following the luncheon, golfers headed out on the course with a midday shotgun start, off to an exciting start with Dave Slagle’s hole-in-one! The perfect shot garnered Dave a $10,000 prize through Hole In One International. Other awards were for the shot closest to the flag, a bourbon pull, several hole-in-one opportunities, and a chance to win a large bucket of balls for shooting closest to a specified target. Finishing first was the Union Bank & Trust team of Tony Miller, David Easley, Chad Ideus, and Tom Cockle, followed by the second-place Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center team of Nate Green, Troy Stonacek, Justin Stonacek, and Dave Slagle.
The Heartland Cancer Foundation’s programs are designed to provide practical assistance to low-income cancer patients so they can focus on healing. They help qualifying cancer patients with housing (mortgage and rent assistance), car payments, gas cards, and utilities. To learn more about the Foundation, sponsorship opportunities, applications for assistance, making donations, or joining their volunteer guild, visit heartlandcancerfoundation.org or call (402) 261-9974.
1st Place—Union Bank & Trust. L-R: Tony Miller, David Easley, Chad Ideus, Tom Cockle.
2nd Place—Southeast Nebraska Cancer Center. L-R: Dave Slagle (winner of hole-in-one prize), Nate Green, Justin Stonacek, Troy Stonacek.